The yearly rainfall zone and the climate zone.

A. the yearly rainfall zone. B. the climate zone. (Data of the yearly rainfall zone and the climate zone were obtained from Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Figure 9 was created for this manuscript using ArcGIS.).</p

Spatial autocorrelation analyses.

A. Scrub typhus morbidity in twelve years. B. GISA. C. LISA. (The vector data of Chinese administrative divisions were provided by CNNDS. Figure 5 was created for this manuscript using ArcGIS.).</p

Scrub typhus distribution in 2006–2017.

A. in twelve years; B. in 2006; C. in 2007; D. in 2008; E. in 2009; F. in 2010; G. in 2011; H. in 2012; I. in 2013; J. in 2014; K. in 2015; L. in 2016; M. in 2017. (The vector data of Chinese administrative divisions were provided by CNNDS. Figure 2 was created for this manuscript using ArcGIS.).</p

Time-series analyses of scrub typhus in key regions in 2006–2017.

A. North region. B. Southwest region B. C. South region.</p

Time-series analyses of scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006–2017.

A. Time-series mapping of monthly scrub typhus. B. Time-series mapping of yearly scrub typhus.</p

Additional files 6: of Dispersal route of the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) on mainland China: insights from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA

Figure S1. STR data. (TIF 6056 kb

Additional files 3: of Dispersal route of the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) on mainland China: insights from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA

Table S3. Genetic variability at nine microsatellite loci in R. tanezumi populations from China. (XLSX 17 kb

Spatial diffusion analyses of scrub typhus in 2006–2017.

A. Spatial diffusion mapping of scrub typhus in 2006–2017. B. Spatial diffusion of scrub typhus by Trend. C. Newly emerging Counties of scrub typhus along the years. (The vector data of Chinese administrative divisions were provided by CNNDS. Figure 3 was created for this manuscript using ArcGIS.).</p

Space-time scan statistic analyses for scrub typhus.

A. the purely spatial analysis scanning in 12 years. B. the retrospective space-time analysis scanning from 2006 to 2017. (The vector data of Chinese administrative divisions were provided by CNNDS. Figure 6 was created for this manuscript using ArcGIS.).</p

Additional files 1: of Dispersal route of the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) on mainland China: insights from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA

Table S1. Microsatellite loci of R. tanezumi and primers used in this research. (XLSX 10 kb